Families in Huddersfield are being encouraged to share their family snaps and selfies as part of a competition to create the UK's biggest family photo album.

As part of their FamiliesTogether campaign, Amnesty International UK has launched an appeal for families to submit the snaps, whether they are recent or old.

The images will then be compiled into a huge family photo album to illustrate how important moments like a first day at school, family holidays and family celebrations are. It will also show that these are the moments which refugees who are separated from their loved ones miss every day.

Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty UK, said: “The UK is a country that values the family in all its wonderful variety of set-ups and sizes. Although many of us take hundreds of photos of our loved ones each year, we still cherish a special handful because they remind us of the happiness that family life can bring.

“Devastatingly, for refugees who have lost everything, these photos can often be the closest connection they have to their family, which may be hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Current UK rules are forcing people who have fled conflict to make impossible choices: to remain in the UK but stay separated from their nearest relatives or return to a place of danger.”

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The photo album will be presented to the Home Secretary as a call to help the mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters who have been torn apart – giving them a chance to rebuild their lives and look forward to safe, happy futures together.

The competition is being launched on Thursday 27 September and will run until 21 October. You can also submit photos via www.amnesty.org.uk/family

Virgin Experiences is offering entrants the chance to win one of 13 Family Segway Rally prizes worth £140 each at locations across the country as well as one national prize, a Tiki Lodge Family Adventure Week on the Gower Peninsula in Wales worth £950.